Milwaukee Professionals Association Public Policy Review Adds PUBHUB Alert

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The four (4) items for today are:

-- Portrayal and Perception: Two Audits of News Media Reporting on African American Men and Boys Heinz Endowments

Presents findings from analyses of the Pittsburgh media's coverage of African-American men and boys as well as interviews about the community's frustration with the focus on crime. Makes recommendations for raising coverage rates and broadening topics.

Published: November 2011
Funder(s): Heinz Endowments
Subject(s): Journalism/Media; Minorities; Minorities, African Americans/Blacks
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-- How Can We Move Clinical Genomics Beyond the Hype? Urban Institute
Millenson, Michael L.

Examines the debate over increased use of genetic testing, due in part to lax regulation, and its consequences: wasteful spending, patient harm, and health system challenges. Makes recommendations for implementation of and data on promising technologies.

Published: October 2011
Funder(s): Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Subject(s): Health; Science/Technology; Health, Healthcare Access/Reform
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-- Medicaid's Long-Term Care Users: Spending Patterns Across Institutional and Community-Based Settings Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured

Profiles Medicaid's acute and long-term care users, including share of the Medicaid population; share of spending by type of service; and use of long-term care by elderly, disabled, dual eligible, and other beneficiaries. Outlines policy implications.

Published: October 2011
Funder(s): Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Subject(s): Health; Health, Health Insurance/Coverage; Aging
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-- Profile of the California Partnership Academies 2009-2010 Career Academy Support Network

Profiles career academies that combine core academic subjects with technical courses to prepare students for both college and careers. Examines their locations, industry sectors, and funding sources as well as student profile, performance, and experience.

Published: October 2011
Funder(s): California Department of Education, James Irvine Foundation
Subject(s): Elementary and Secondary Education; Elementary and Secondary Education, School Reform; Education

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